A new life comes from name and form. Form is artificially destroyed and name need to go else where. This is killing. Killing is no good because it disrupted the flow of nature.

Dhammarakkhito wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 5:48 am idle chatter leads to hell according to the suttas
i assume anything but the ten topics are not allowed
but for lay people following this seems very difficult or impossible

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As someone interested in politics, I have briefly read about the Buddhist stance on politics but not a huge amount. Is strict Buddhism and strong political opinions compatible? I mean, is Buddhism essentially exclusive to a certain political beliefs or ideal, or is it generally quite open? As someo...

Please do not waste time. Not everyone want to be advised on anything. Not everyone wants freedom because freedom comes with responsibility. Not everyone can face the truth.

Intention is within volition formation, together with consciousness, within (name and form, craving, clinging existence). That seems peculiar. Why would intention not be a direct causal link expressed as such? We won't know. I am trained in western science, in the beginning I thought this is like w...

You can understand it by penetrating the 4NT. Sometimes, what we understand is very hard to express, explain and discuss with others. As long as you are happy with it and feel that you are on the correct path, don't bother to put it in a flowery language for the sake of discussion.

Intention is within volition formation, together with consciousness, within (name and form, craving, clinging existence).

Emerge to fill up the blanks in the suttas.

SarathW wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 12:49 am Can we cling to right view too?
The question is can we consider right view also Asava (Ditthasava)?

Before it becomes auto gear. If there is any doubt, cling is safer.

By the way, the mindfulness as in the title is momentary concentration or with jhanas?

Is arahat a word borrowed from braminism or a word unique to Buddhism? From the PED: Arahant (adjective/noun) [Vedic arhant, present participle of arhati (see arahati), meaning deserving, worthy]. Before Buddhism used as honorific title of high officials like the English "His Worship" ; a...

Is arahat a word borrowed from braminism or a word unique to Buddhism?

I suppose it depends on the school of thought. Theravada is supposed to be learned and practiced, as though the individual can anticipate the results. Other schools, though, have students do what makes them uncomfortable so as to awaken from their conventional selves. In the sutta pitaka of tripita...

Should we select a teaching like someone picking a flower. I believe it says this in the dhammapada. Is it a good idea to Choose a sutta which suits where we're at in our Dhamma progress and temperament? I'm going to work with the shorter discourse to Rahula sutta and see how that goes. You take ou...

Mahabrahma wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:54 pm Mara doesn't even exist anymore.

He is the biggest boss of the sense realm.